Chlamydia trachomatis is a leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, with more than a hundred million new cases of STDs caused by this pathogen annually. These ...

The bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, may lurk elsewhere in the body other than just the genitals. Chlamydia trachomatis, the species of bacteria responsible for ...

Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Chlamydia can lead to serious complications if untreated. It can be hard to know if you have chlamydia since it ...

The complications are few and are quite rare, but when they occur they usually are as follows: 1. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which is a serious infection of the reproductive organs in women.

The obligate bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, is an insidious microorganism that causes the sexually-transmitted disease, Chlamydia, in humans. Infections are progressive, with undiagnosed patients ...

Chlamydia trachomatis remains a major global pathogen causing both ocular and genital infections, contributing significantly to public health burdens such as infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, ...

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Chlamydia trachomatis infections are a global health problem. This obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen comprises lymphogranuloma venereum (L1–L3), ocular (A–C) and genital (D–K) serovars.

Chlamydia is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. World Health Organisation reports millions of new STI cases annually. Chlamydia trachomatis is a common cause. Many infected individuals show ...

After infection, Chlamydia (blue) replicate in a large vesicle inside the cell. Because most cases of this common bacterial infection are asymptomatic, regular screening of at-risk patients is key to ...

There are a number of C. trachomatis gene products that exhibit variability and may modulate disease severity (Figure 3). The major categories of variable chlamydial gene products and their roles in ...